A real tricky video would have shown you fixing the trailer on the side of the road . Anybody can fix an axe in their shop. You may not be a real shop teacher you have all your fingers. All my shop teachers we're missing at least one maybe 2. Safety officers / safety supervisors/ safety auditors. are notorious for missing digits.🤣😆🤣😆
@GregWellwood9 сағат бұрын
"You may not be a real shop teacher you have all your fingers." Or maybe I'm actually _good_.
@genericdude655116 сағат бұрын
This is the third fuel injection cleaning process that only cleans 4 cylinder engines. I should get one of those kits unless I can find a cheaper way to do this. I wouldn't use Seafoam though.
@GregWellwood9 сағат бұрын
What makes you think it's limited to only 4-cylinder engines?
@ArvineHarry18 сағат бұрын
Cheap thing no good, good thing no cheap...have to burn to learn, well at least now you know what you have
@goptools18 сағат бұрын
"Hindsight is my superpower". That about says it all. At least now you know what components are on the trailer and it is less sketchy than before. I just finished exhaust manifold gaskets on the driver's side of my Sierra. It was the first year for the LS. The 15-minute job only took 4 days. If you go to do this job and someone suggests that it is marginally easier if you remove the wheel/tire and inner fender, believe them. I had 3 out of the 6 bolts that were broken off in the head. I didn't break any but that was a small consolation. Good stuff, keeps me off the streets.
@GregWellwood9 сағат бұрын
True. That axles sketched me out pretty bad. Re: LS - when I built the LQ4 for my '61, I removed all the broken bolts, and replaced them all with ARP exhaust bolts, which either won't break again, or be a nightmare to remove. (grin)
@goptools4 сағат бұрын
@@GregWellwood Mine was a nightmare. Couldn't get a good weld on the bolt until I attacked it from under the wheelhouse.
@alexandrecouture246218 сағат бұрын
Oops!
@duncanchambers604618 сағат бұрын
Ya know, since you're spending, the outside of the trailer would look nice in that beautiful yellow
@erikdressler512922 сағат бұрын
Well, at least the sketchy wheel bearing got fixed...
@BiggusDickus222 сағат бұрын
The ball valve on the Deadman is genius.
@thesjyoungjr22 сағат бұрын
Hey, shop teach I would rather listen to welder spatter than that noise.
@americanpatrol460323 сағат бұрын
You must be getting some kind of Frequent Flyer discount on the tow bill, particularly if it was in Loonies.
@GregWellwood9 сағат бұрын
I actually asked! Even for a "punch card," like "four tows and the fifth one is free" sort of thing.
@MaplecookКүн бұрын
That was amazing in a lot of ways, man. First haul: 1700 pounds of rocks. You don't play around. hahaha
@GregWellwoodКүн бұрын
First haul: +3000lbs. I didn't think to check how much the rocks weighed.
@MaplecookКүн бұрын
@@GregWellwood Yikes!
@selrahc2061Күн бұрын
Build one Champion trailer supply. Part's mostly made in North America.
@nadinbu257Күн бұрын
thank you.
@IronHeadCycleКүн бұрын
Don't you think you should paint the trailer and wheels yellow and white to match the truck?
@GregWellwoodКүн бұрын
That would require mixing paint. These are off-the-shelf colours I can get anywhere for touch-ups at any time.
@GregWellwoodКүн бұрын
My last truck was a lowered blue-and-white Squarebody Chevy truck, pulling a matching lowered blue-and-white Squarebody Chevy truck bed trailer, so the truck was pulling a trailer made from the same truck as the truck that was pulling the trailer. I was the KING of the landfill. H-E-A-V-Y trailers, those.
@MattOckendonКүн бұрын
Jon from FramCraft101 will be proud of you - buy junk, fix it, make content. Appreciate you taking the long way round just for us!
@GregWellwoodКүн бұрын
I really just wanted a trailer for cheap, I didn't buy it for content. Sure made for some interesting content....
@allanenders5525Күн бұрын
🤔😂took me three try’s to get through this, I’m still not really comfortable with the laptop thing! I realize this is a boosted issue, but in my early life, many of us started with flathead motors! Tuning started with the Small Block Chevy and Ford OHV motors, a Posi diff, gears, a handful of mechanical advance weights and springs, some carb jets, metering needles, cams, a vacuum gauge, timing light, stopwatch and a measured distance! Pings, lighter weights, or heavier springs, idles Ok, road test, adjust. Repeat as many times as necessary to get to where you wanted to be. Oh ya don’t forget the revelation that struck while you were in the shower, or while you were asleep, that gave you something to try the next Friday night! This is probably an over simplification, but those were my recollections! Still have the vacuum gauge and Timing light, but there’s no requirement for them anymore! Thanks for sharing your process!
@GregWellwoodКүн бұрын
I'm old enough to be very good at carb tuning and ignition re-curving. I wanted to specialize in tuning back in the day. Tuning like that is long gone. If you can tune a carb, you can tune EFI. And instead of nailing idle and WOT and hoping everything inbetween works, you get pinpoint precision for each and every operating condition. It really cool, AND you don't have to smell like gasoline. When I teach kiddies fuel systems, I teach carbs first using EFI terms, and then it's easier to teach EFI because we already use the terms.
@georgemouer4565Күн бұрын
I just got the same engine running. Why wouldn't it run in the first video? My engine wouldn't run. I found it had NO valve lash clearance and the valves were being held open. After putting a .005 inch shim under the rocker assembly it now runs fine. Connecting rod bearings were also very tight on mine (cap markes aligned properly), the starter wouldn't turn it over. I had to run a 6mm reamer through the connecting rod bores to obtain proper clearance. Nice engine but some QC tolerance problems.
@gofastwclassКүн бұрын
As a DIY guy I can attest that going cheap is rarely the best route. You forgot to add the time cost to your total. The financial expenditure plus time would have been a nice trailer with minimal effort. The downside is that would also be less interesting to watch.
@GregWellwoodКүн бұрын
I never calculate my time. Time vs. Lavour; what do you have more of? If you calculate your time when you are hunting, fishing, wrenching, or chasing women - there are cheaper alternatives (grin).
@malware_in_tn9008Күн бұрын
Time vs …bathing? Judging by my hot water bill, my kids choose bathing.
@ScottHilandКүн бұрын
Gary: [Backs into space at Princess Auto] Smart people: I knew I liked this guy for a reason.
@allanenders5525Күн бұрын
Was it worth it? Well that depends, now you have a trailer that should last fifty years, so maybe, but the fun part is that we all got to ride along, and this may help someone down the road make a better decision! Was chuckling at the cost listing, nowhere did I see anything about how many hours the trailer consumed to get to this point! Have a Great day!
@GregWellwoodКүн бұрын
Never calculate your hours; it wouldn't be cost effective to do anything. I like the thrill of the build.
@kirkpowell6161Күн бұрын
Every questionable decision makes us wiser, I'm 58 and now borderline genius! I enjoy your videos, thanks for taking the time to produce them.
@malware_in_tn9008Күн бұрын
You zipped right through the money shot, and I mean the shot of where all of your money went - the carnage of the old axle hub still attached to the wheel. I had to pause to gawk in horror.
@Bobs-Wrigles5555Күн бұрын
For anyone else who missed it, like me, the money shot is at 3:57
@bryanderksen4448Күн бұрын
Buy a better....whatever. I learned it the hard way. Buy cheap, and you'll buy twice
@jimdean7335Күн бұрын
Look at the upside, your trailer has provided more content for your channel than you probably planned on. I’m thinking the tailgate hinges are the next failure. 😂 Love the music.
@peterplouf2836Күн бұрын
One of the more relatable Hot Rod build channels out there.
@johnvansloun7443Күн бұрын
Any idea where to purchase this unit? It doesn't appear on their website or amazon?
@jakedeutscherКүн бұрын
Thanks for the vid!
@playharder14353 күн бұрын
Mechanics will fix anything 🎉 Chrysler and Ford know this, man..
@GeneralFarmer3 күн бұрын
i got mine last week, ive just got to build a coupling for my resovior tank tomorrow that i picked up (my compressor needed some assistance :D ), then im good to go, thanks for your advanced tips. really helpful for some extra insight
@tomclayton68753 күн бұрын
Engineers can design anything they want anyway they want. My brother-in-laws Chrysler van needed a brake master cylinder. They could have made it so you can unbolt it from under the hood, but Noooooo. They made it so you have to remove the bolts from under the dash an eighth of a turn at a time. C'mon guys? Are you sadistic or just stupid??
@JoshuaEXE184 күн бұрын
you are supposed to add a certain amount of oil into that compressor not sure if you did that or I missed it.
@John-p6g5 күн бұрын
PT LOSER 😂
@nicolec72905 күн бұрын
Does NASA worry about the ozone layer
@StinkyCiv5 күн бұрын
WHERE IS THE SWAYBAR UPDATE?!?? I am now committed
@fido1395 күн бұрын
I've done it in my garage many times over the years. Ozone hole is in fact a theory, but portrayed as reality for nothing more then $$$$$$.
@beachsketch35315 күн бұрын
You have the tenacity and patience of a saint! Thanks for taking us along!
@superrf855 күн бұрын
I had a friend who made the mistake of buying a PT Cruiser new. After having so much trouble with it he eventually gave up after repairing multiple major systems. It it now a lawn ornament in his yard These cars are one of the biggest pieces of junk ever made.
@deanbudgell62206 күн бұрын
I hated working on PT Cruisers when I owned my shop! I swear almost every repair instructions started with, “drain and remove the radiator.” I used to replace the receiver/dryer every time but after a while (and a few customers complaining about the added cost) I found putting it under vacuum for 1hr it never cased an issue.
@brianandrews70996 күн бұрын
The goal is to be maximum cheap … just skirting the line of being dangerous but not crossing it! I am cheap, but at the same time, I also want to get where I want to go and get home without any delays; especially in the summer heat, in not dry weather, when I am burning daylight, or when I am going to be a long way from home and I don’t want to get stranded! My theory is if it worries me but I can rebuild it, replace it, or generally repair anything that bothers my peace of mind, at home, and for a fraction of the cost that being forced to pay some shop that I know nothing about located in some place I was just traveling through and have never even heard of, I will gladly spend some time and money making those fixes happen before heading out; in my own “controlled environment” and with some time on my side, My “cheapness can be balanced with my peace of mind” which is about as good as life gets; short of just winning the power ball and not needing to worry about anything involving green drawings of dead presidents! Be safe and slow it down while towing out there! Anything can happen at any time and any place when you are pulling something … and those kind of surprises are never the good kind!
@Blessed_2_Be_Born_In_America6 күн бұрын
Its a PT Looser
@americanpatrol46037 күн бұрын
I have two trailers in my yard. No, you can't borrow one for the afternoon.
@goptools7 күн бұрын
I go with too cheap sometimes and end up having to buy something twice because the bargain part/tool/whatever failed even before the taillight warranty ran out. I heard someone say once "buy once, cry once" but I still can't bring myself to do it sometimes. Now I try to go somewhere between really cheap and really good. Hope your tow isn't very far.
@ArvineHarry7 күн бұрын
😅😅😅😅😅
@josephrochefort99897 күн бұрын
Turning the cans upsidedown puts liquid refrigerant into the system. Upright cans put gas into the system. Many systems say not to put in liquid refrigerant. It helps to pull a vacuum on the system because it allows the refrigerant gas to flow in easier. You are using an alternative refrigerant so in that case I would want to know why they want me to put the can upside down.
@tjacksonwoodworker37267 күн бұрын
Been there ; done that have the t-shirt
@Lickmuffin7 күн бұрын
I blame the rocks. And gravity.
@Maplecook8 күн бұрын
A tow truck for the trailer...so, like, a trailer trailer?
@petervaneverdink4488 күн бұрын
Trailer suddenly isn't so cheap anymore. I feel your pain lol!
@malware_in_tn90088 күн бұрын
Always look on the bright side. Your next video content is decided for you, no need to search. "How to identify and repair bad welds using my new favorite welder, the YesWelder YWM211P".
@GregWellwood8 күн бұрын
That won't be happening. But thanks for the suggestion.
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A real tricky video would have shown you fixing the trailer on the side of the road . Anybody can fix an axe in their shop. You may not be a real shop teacher you have all your fingers. All my shop teachers we're missing at least one maybe 2. Safety officers / safety supervisors/ safety auditors. are notorious for missing digits.🤣😆🤣😆
"You may not be a real shop teacher you have all your fingers." Or maybe I'm actually _good_.
This is the third fuel injection cleaning process that only cleans 4 cylinder engines. I should get one of those kits unless I can find a cheaper way to do this. I wouldn't use Seafoam though.
What makes you think it's limited to only 4-cylinder engines?
Cheap thing no good, good thing no cheap...have to burn to learn, well at least now you know what you have
"Hindsight is my superpower". That about says it all. At least now you know what components are on the trailer and it is less sketchy than before. I just finished exhaust manifold gaskets on the driver's side of my Sierra. It was the first year for the LS. The 15-minute job only took 4 days. If you go to do this job and someone suggests that it is marginally easier if you remove the wheel/tire and inner fender, believe them. I had 3 out of the 6 bolts that were broken off in the head. I didn't break any but that was a small consolation. Good stuff, keeps me off the streets.
True. That axles sketched me out pretty bad. Re: LS - when I built the LQ4 for my '61, I removed all the broken bolts, and replaced them all with ARP exhaust bolts, which either won't break again, or be a nightmare to remove. (grin)
@@GregWellwood Mine was a nightmare. Couldn't get a good weld on the bolt until I attacked it from under the wheelhouse.
Oops!
Ya know, since you're spending, the outside of the trailer would look nice in that beautiful yellow
Well, at least the sketchy wheel bearing got fixed...
The ball valve on the Deadman is genius.
Hey, shop teach I would rather listen to welder spatter than that noise.
You must be getting some kind of Frequent Flyer discount on the tow bill, particularly if it was in Loonies.
I actually asked! Even for a "punch card," like "four tows and the fifth one is free" sort of thing.
That was amazing in a lot of ways, man. First haul: 1700 pounds of rocks. You don't play around. hahaha
First haul: +3000lbs. I didn't think to check how much the rocks weighed.
@@GregWellwood Yikes!
Build one Champion trailer supply. Part's mostly made in North America.
thank you.
Don't you think you should paint the trailer and wheels yellow and white to match the truck?
That would require mixing paint. These are off-the-shelf colours I can get anywhere for touch-ups at any time.
My last truck was a lowered blue-and-white Squarebody Chevy truck, pulling a matching lowered blue-and-white Squarebody Chevy truck bed trailer, so the truck was pulling a trailer made from the same truck as the truck that was pulling the trailer. I was the KING of the landfill. H-E-A-V-Y trailers, those.
Jon from FramCraft101 will be proud of you - buy junk, fix it, make content. Appreciate you taking the long way round just for us!
I really just wanted a trailer for cheap, I didn't buy it for content. Sure made for some interesting content....
🤔😂took me three try’s to get through this, I’m still not really comfortable with the laptop thing! I realize this is a boosted issue, but in my early life, many of us started with flathead motors! Tuning started with the Small Block Chevy and Ford OHV motors, a Posi diff, gears, a handful of mechanical advance weights and springs, some carb jets, metering needles, cams, a vacuum gauge, timing light, stopwatch and a measured distance! Pings, lighter weights, or heavier springs, idles Ok, road test, adjust. Repeat as many times as necessary to get to where you wanted to be. Oh ya don’t forget the revelation that struck while you were in the shower, or while you were asleep, that gave you something to try the next Friday night! This is probably an over simplification, but those were my recollections! Still have the vacuum gauge and Timing light, but there’s no requirement for them anymore! Thanks for sharing your process!
I'm old enough to be very good at carb tuning and ignition re-curving. I wanted to specialize in tuning back in the day. Tuning like that is long gone. If you can tune a carb, you can tune EFI. And instead of nailing idle and WOT and hoping everything inbetween works, you get pinpoint precision for each and every operating condition. It really cool, AND you don't have to smell like gasoline. When I teach kiddies fuel systems, I teach carbs first using EFI terms, and then it's easier to teach EFI because we already use the terms.
I just got the same engine running. Why wouldn't it run in the first video? My engine wouldn't run. I found it had NO valve lash clearance and the valves were being held open. After putting a .005 inch shim under the rocker assembly it now runs fine. Connecting rod bearings were also very tight on mine (cap markes aligned properly), the starter wouldn't turn it over. I had to run a 6mm reamer through the connecting rod bores to obtain proper clearance. Nice engine but some QC tolerance problems.
As a DIY guy I can attest that going cheap is rarely the best route. You forgot to add the time cost to your total. The financial expenditure plus time would have been a nice trailer with minimal effort. The downside is that would also be less interesting to watch.
I never calculate my time. Time vs. Lavour; what do you have more of? If you calculate your time when you are hunting, fishing, wrenching, or chasing women - there are cheaper alternatives (grin).
Time vs …bathing? Judging by my hot water bill, my kids choose bathing.
Gary: [Backs into space at Princess Auto] Smart people: I knew I liked this guy for a reason.
Was it worth it? Well that depends, now you have a trailer that should last fifty years, so maybe, but the fun part is that we all got to ride along, and this may help someone down the road make a better decision! Was chuckling at the cost listing, nowhere did I see anything about how many hours the trailer consumed to get to this point! Have a Great day!
Never calculate your hours; it wouldn't be cost effective to do anything. I like the thrill of the build.
Every questionable decision makes us wiser, I'm 58 and now borderline genius! I enjoy your videos, thanks for taking the time to produce them.
You zipped right through the money shot, and I mean the shot of where all of your money went - the carnage of the old axle hub still attached to the wheel. I had to pause to gawk in horror.
For anyone else who missed it, like me, the money shot is at 3:57
Buy a better....whatever. I learned it the hard way. Buy cheap, and you'll buy twice
Look at the upside, your trailer has provided more content for your channel than you probably planned on. I’m thinking the tailgate hinges are the next failure. 😂 Love the music.
One of the more relatable Hot Rod build channels out there.
Any idea where to purchase this unit? It doesn't appear on their website or amazon?
Thanks for the vid!
Mechanics will fix anything 🎉 Chrysler and Ford know this, man..
i got mine last week, ive just got to build a coupling for my resovior tank tomorrow that i picked up (my compressor needed some assistance :D ), then im good to go, thanks for your advanced tips. really helpful for some extra insight
Engineers can design anything they want anyway they want. My brother-in-laws Chrysler van needed a brake master cylinder. They could have made it so you can unbolt it from under the hood, but Noooooo. They made it so you have to remove the bolts from under the dash an eighth of a turn at a time. C'mon guys? Are you sadistic or just stupid??
you are supposed to add a certain amount of oil into that compressor not sure if you did that or I missed it.
PT LOSER 😂
Does NASA worry about the ozone layer
WHERE IS THE SWAYBAR UPDATE?!?? I am now committed
I've done it in my garage many times over the years. Ozone hole is in fact a theory, but portrayed as reality for nothing more then $$$$$$.
You have the tenacity and patience of a saint! Thanks for taking us along!
I had a friend who made the mistake of buying a PT Cruiser new. After having so much trouble with it he eventually gave up after repairing multiple major systems. It it now a lawn ornament in his yard These cars are one of the biggest pieces of junk ever made.
I hated working on PT Cruisers when I owned my shop! I swear almost every repair instructions started with, “drain and remove the radiator.” I used to replace the receiver/dryer every time but after a while (and a few customers complaining about the added cost) I found putting it under vacuum for 1hr it never cased an issue.
The goal is to be maximum cheap … just skirting the line of being dangerous but not crossing it! I am cheap, but at the same time, I also want to get where I want to go and get home without any delays; especially in the summer heat, in not dry weather, when I am burning daylight, or when I am going to be a long way from home and I don’t want to get stranded! My theory is if it worries me but I can rebuild it, replace it, or generally repair anything that bothers my peace of mind, at home, and for a fraction of the cost that being forced to pay some shop that I know nothing about located in some place I was just traveling through and have never even heard of, I will gladly spend some time and money making those fixes happen before heading out; in my own “controlled environment” and with some time on my side, My “cheapness can be balanced with my peace of mind” which is about as good as life gets; short of just winning the power ball and not needing to worry about anything involving green drawings of dead presidents! Be safe and slow it down while towing out there! Anything can happen at any time and any place when you are pulling something … and those kind of surprises are never the good kind!
Its a PT Looser
I have two trailers in my yard. No, you can't borrow one for the afternoon.
I go with too cheap sometimes and end up having to buy something twice because the bargain part/tool/whatever failed even before the taillight warranty ran out. I heard someone say once "buy once, cry once" but I still can't bring myself to do it sometimes. Now I try to go somewhere between really cheap and really good. Hope your tow isn't very far.
😅😅😅😅😅
Turning the cans upsidedown puts liquid refrigerant into the system. Upright cans put gas into the system. Many systems say not to put in liquid refrigerant. It helps to pull a vacuum on the system because it allows the refrigerant gas to flow in easier. You are using an alternative refrigerant so in that case I would want to know why they want me to put the can upside down.
Been there ; done that have the t-shirt
I blame the rocks. And gravity.
A tow truck for the trailer...so, like, a trailer trailer?
Trailer suddenly isn't so cheap anymore. I feel your pain lol!
Always look on the bright side. Your next video content is decided for you, no need to search. "How to identify and repair bad welds using my new favorite welder, the YesWelder YWM211P".
That won't be happening. But thanks for the suggestion.
Oops!